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nagájati to tease; to chaff; to banter; to pull someone's leg; ZDA žargon to kid; to annoy; (šikanirati) to vex

kaj nagaja? anything wrong?, pogovorno anything up?
srce mi nagaja my heart is playing me up

nágel quick, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty; prompt; fast, rash; sudden

nágla jeza sudden anger
on je nágle jeze he has a hot temper, he is swift to anger
nágli sod martial law
po náglem sodu according to martial law
nágla smrt sudden death
bil je zelo nagel v svoji odločitvi he was very hasty in his decision
náglo prislov swift, quick
náglo odgovoriti to answer promptly
kot blisk náglo (as) quick as lightning
na náglo narejen most hastily constructed bridge
(pre)nágla odločitev a rash decision

nagíbati to incline (k to); to decline, to slope, to slant, to sway, to bend

nagíbati se to lean; to incline, to bend over, to bow, to tilt, to dip; figurativno to lean (k to, towards), to be inclined (ali disposed, prone) to
javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is veering his way
zid se nagiblje na desno the wall is tilting to the right
nagíbati se k prehladom to be subject to colds

naglás¹ accent; stress; accentuation; emphasis

glavni naglás main stress
stalni (premični) naglás fixed (mobile) stress
naglás je na prvem zlogu the stress is on the first syllable
ekspiratoričen (melodičen, muzikalen) naglás stress ali expiratory (musical ali pitch) accent
govoriti s tujim naglásom to speak with a foreign accent

nágnjen inclined; sloping; figurativno disposed, prone (k to)

biti nágnjen k čemu to feel inclined to something, to bend to something
biti nágnjen k to have a predisposition to
ona je nágnjena h glavobolom she is subject to headaches

nahájati (večkrat najti) to find; to meet (with)

nahájati se to be found, to be situated (ali placed)
...se nahaja... is to be found (ali met with), (ruda) occurs

najbóljši the best; first-rate, superior, prime

v najbóljšem primeru at (the) best
on je najbóljši učenec v razredu he is top of his form
v najbóljših letih in the prime of life
najbóljši učenec the top pupil
najbóljše od vsega the very best
moja najbóljša (praznična) obleka my best, my Sunday best
vse najbóljše! all the best!, I wish you all the best of luck!

nájbrž (most) probably, (most) likely

nájbrž bo deževalo it's probably going to rain
nájbrž bom našel I'll probably find
nájbrž ne bo pričel jutri he is unlikely to come tomorrow

najhújši -a, -e the worst

v najhújšem primeru if the worst comes to the worst, at the worst, in the worst case
najhújše še pride the worst is yet to come
vzemimo, da pride do najhújšega let us suppose the worst comes to the worst
bodi pripravljen na najhújše! be prepared for the worst!
najhújši tiran, kar jih je kdaj bilo the worst tyrant there ever was
kar je pri tem najhújše, je to, da... the worst of it is that...
če bi se zgodilo najhújše if the worst should happen (ali arhaično befall)

najljúbši favourite

moja najljúbša knjiga my favourite book
on je moj najljúbši pesnik he is my favourite poet

nájmanj the least; least of all; the minimum; the least amount

niti nájmanj ne not in the least
ob sobotah je tu nájmanj ljudi on Saturdays we have the poorest attendance here
on je nájmanj delal he worked least
to je nájmanj, kar moremo storiti it is the least one can do
niti nájmanj ne dvomim I have not the slightest doubt
niti nájmanj se ni pritoževal he didn't complain in the least

najmánjši -a, -e the least

v najmánjših podrobnostih in the minutest (ali most minute) details
najmánjšega upanja ni there is not the faintest (ray of) hope
nimam najmánjšega razloga (dvoma) I have not the least reason (doubt)
to je najmánjša mojih napak, slabosti it is the least of my failings

nájsi (čeprav) although, though

nájsi je še tako reven however poor he may be, poor as he is
nájsi nas je še tako malo, branili bomo svojo zemljo few as we are we shall defend our country

nakláda printing; number of copies printed; impression; edition

časopis z veliko nakládo a newspaper with a large circulation
omejena nakláda limited edition
prva nakláda je razprodana the first printing (ali edition) is sold out (ali is out of print)
bilo je natisnjenih že več naklád several editions have already been printed
kolikšna je naklád? how large is the edition?, how many copies have been printed?

nalášč intentionally, deliberately; premeditatedly; wilfully; by design, designedly; on purpose, purposely

to je kot nalášč zame it is just the thing for me
priti kot nalášč (ravno prav) to be most welcome

nalezljív infectious, contagious, catching, transmissible

nalezljíve bolezni infectious diseases pl
biti nalezljív to be catching
to je nalezljívo (figurativno) that's catching
njen smeh je zelo nalezljív her laughter is very infectious

nalóga task; (vaja) exercise; (dolžnost) duty; (sestavek, v šoli) theme, composition

domača nalóga homework
kazenska (šolska) nalóga imposition
težka nalóga a hard task
nehvaležna nalóga a thankless task
raziskovalna nalóga research project
dati komu nalógo to set someone a task
to ni lahka nalóga this is no easy task
to se mi ne zdi lahka nalóga I find it no easy task
stati pred težavno nalógo to be faced with a hard task
za posebno nalógo odrejena skupina vojakov task force
rešiti vse nalóge to complete an examination paper

name² [néim] prehodni glagol
imenovati, nazivati, zvatti (after, from po)
omeniti po imenu, poklicati po imenu, našteti; imenovati, določiti (for za)
določiti (datum)
britanska angleščina, parlament posvariti, pozvati k redu

to name but one da omenim le enega
to be named after dobiti ime po kom
he is not to be named on the same day with me še zdaleč mi ni enak
to name the day določiti dan poroke
to name one's price (conditions) povedati svojo ceno (pogoje)

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

naménjen designed (za for); (določen) earmarked (za for); meant; (nesreča) intended, destined

naménjen v bound for
je ta opazka naménjena meni? is that remark meant for me?
to pismo ni bilo naménjeno vam this letter was not meant for you
ta soba je bila naménjena za pisarno this room was meant to be an office
ta vrt je naménjen za zelenjavo this plot is set aside for vegetables, this is going to be a vegetable garden